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One becomes rich through diligence and self-denial, and the reward allotted to him is this:
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when he says, "I have found rest, and now I shall feast on my goods!" he does not know how long it will be until he leaves them to others and dies.
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Stand by your agreement and attend to it, and grow old in your work.
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Do not wonder at the works of a sinner, but trust in the Lord and keep at your job; for it is easy in the sight of the Lord to make the poor rich suddenly, in an instant.
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The blessing of the Lord is the reward of the pious, and quickly God causes his blessing to flourish.
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Do not say, "What do I need, and what further benefit can be mine?"
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Do not say, "I have enough, and what harm can come to me now?"
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In the day of prosperity, adversity is forgotten, and in the day of adversity, prosperity is not remembered.
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For it is easy for the Lord on the day of death to reward individuals according to their conduct.
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An hour's misery makes one forget past delights, and at the close of one's life one's deeds are revealed.
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Call no one happy before his death; by how he ends, a person becomes known.